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PowerBook Updates Imminent?
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I am hoping for an oct 3rd update, and found more 'evidence' to support the speculation.... (I have been waiting 2 months now for my switch, and was hoping for a paris update)
a local reseller has a used 12" 1.5 powerbook for sale on ebay, no doubt one of their demo machines, with an end date oct 3rd 6pm aest, which is the evening before the usual tuesday updates
a local reseller has a used 12" 1.5 powerbook for sale on ebay, no doubt one of their demo machines, with an end date oct 3rd 6pm aest, which is the evening before the usual tuesday updates
Only 512MB of RAM and no Blu-Ray DVD? Sheeze... You need a stronger doobie!ZorPrime said:Fantasy/Doobie Smoking fantasy wish:
MPC8641D (Dual Core) @ 1.7+ Ghz
WUXGA 1920x1200 w/ XBright type tech standard
512 DDR2 RAM @ 500MHz+
128MB ATI x300 mobility 128MB VRAM w/ HyperMemory Standard
256MB NVIDA GeForce Go 6800 as an option
Dual Layer DVD SuperDrive standard
100Gig Hard Drive @ 7200rpm as an option
120Gig Hard Drive @ 5200rpm as an option
Wireless a/b/g standard
Television/Media Doc as an option
P.S. And you forgot to mention that this PowerBook should weigh 2.8 pounds.
At least you won't miss the HD displayZorPrime said:I'm going to ask for my money back, switch to Peyote and get some seriously fantastic visions.
Seriously, i think we should use this time to develop a checklist for hardware update information ... my idea is something like this (in order of decreasing reliability and increasing information flow):
Check AppleStore Availability (with or without BTO)
Check MacPrices Reseller Stock info
Check MacBytes
Check Macrumors' Buyers Guide
Check AppleStore promotion deadlines
Check MacPredict
Ask the Eight Ball
Any more ideas/rumor sites/sources?
digitalbiker said:Yes ,you are correct. I was thinking 2x and wrote dual layer. Wishful thinking on my part I guess.
I am hoping that these delays to upgrading the PB mean that we do have a better upgrade coming prior to the Christmas buying season. I am hoping for low power dual core G4's at 2Ghz, 200 mhz FSB, new hi-res, hi-def display 1920x1080, dual layer superdrive, 7200 rpm HD's, ATI X850 mobility or GE Force Go 6800 ultra GPU.
Unfortunately, I think the only reason for the delay is either (1) the PB release is linked with the next Tiger update which appears to be delayed or (2) Apple is trying to buy more time because it plans to transition to the Merom chip which also appears to be delayed or perhaps (3) a little of both. Don't expect stellar updates, and certainly not (for all you dreamers) the 8641(D). Starting with Merom only makes sense for Apple because the Merom chip's architecture is completely different than that of the Banias, Dothan, and even the upcoming Yonah chips. Most PC geeks see the handwriting on the wall for laptops--"Don't buy until Merom" if you can help it.
IT ALL MAKES SENSE
Really Interesting Point, especially considering we've heard from developers that 10.4.3 contains code for a new Powerbook. And, since that was delayed, the Powerbooks were delayed - hence no reason for Jobs to give a keynote! IT ALL MAKES SENSE...but I'm tired...
Val-kyrie said:
Really Interesting Point, especially considering we've heard from developers that 10.4.3 contains code for a new Powerbook. And, since that was delayed, the Powerbooks were delayed - hence no reason for Jobs to give a keynote! IT ALL MAKES SENSE...but I'm tired...
damo said:
I was tired of waiting.... went to the apple website and built a 15" PB. Shipping was 6-8 days, so I held off.
Does this mean anything??
bigwig said:
It looks like the MPC8641D is delayed. What's the news on the MPC8641?
Any PB update that includes at least a 7448 and an XBright WUXGA will be acceptable.
I'm hoping we get something in the next few weeks, but I'm betting my money it won't be out until the January Keynote.
lalcan said:At least you won't miss the HD display
Seriously, i think we should use this time to develop a checklist for hardware update information ... my idea is something like this (in order of decreasing reliability and increasing information flow):
Check AppleStore Availability (with or without BTO)
Check MacPrices Reseller Stock info
Check MacBytes
Check Macrumors' Buyers Guide
Check AppleStore promotion deadlines
Check MacPredict
Ask the Eight Ball
Any more ideas/rumor sites/sources?
Out all of the above sights I think the magic 8 ball may give the best answer.
djkny said:
Yeah, I'm beginning to loose hope, and soon I will be in a position when I not only just want a 15" PB, but need one. This will be my very first Mac, and I know I wont be that disappointed if an update comes in a while. Should I wait or should I rush to the store and buy one immediately?
Nereus said:
Well that's the question, isn't it?! Quite a few people here have said we might have luck on Oct. 11th, if I'm remembering correctly. One or two people thought Oct. 8th. My plan is to wait until the 11th and if nothing happens then (and there's no concrete info on when the update's coming at that point) I'm going to get one, too, cause school started yesterday and waiting much longer would be irresponsible and stupid (for me!). I may not be able to wait even till then but hopefully will...
Greenone said:
I have a decent desktop PC that I use at the moment, so I quess I'll wait a bit longer. The worst part is when you have started waiting you can't really stop, because you know that each day of waiting is one day closer to an update.
There's a business school term called the "util" which needs to enter the conversation here. (Interestingly, it is very difficult to Google this term, since it is usually used to mean computer utilities.)
For a background, read the section entitled "32-Marginal utility" on this page (3/4ths of the way down).
How many utils is a PowerBook worth to you right now? Assuming a PowerBook isn't released for, say, a month... how many utils will you lose? How many utils will you gain from the incremental bump you can expect from a refreshed PB line?
Now subtract all the utils you're missing out on right now from the few utils you may gain from a bumped PB.
The equation is indeed difficult when you don't know how long until the new version is released, but even if it's next week, you still miss out on at least a week of use of your new PowerBook (not to mention channel delays that always occur when new products are announced).
If you want the most utils, you'll probably realize that the best option is to just buy the darn PB right now.
For a background, read the section entitled "32-Marginal utility" on this page (3/4ths of the way down).
How many utils is a PowerBook worth to you right now? Assuming a PowerBook isn't released for, say, a month... how many utils will you lose? How many utils will you gain from the incremental bump you can expect from a refreshed PB line?
Now subtract all the utils you're missing out on right now from the few utils you may gain from a bumped PB.
The equation is indeed difficult when you don't know how long until the new version is released, but even if it's next week, you still miss out on at least a week of use of your new PowerBook (not to mention channel delays that always occur when new products are announced).
If you want the most utils, you'll probably realize that the best option is to just buy the darn PB right now.
Toe said:
The problem is, precisely, that we don't know anything about the update, except that it will happen someday, if we were to know that it will bump up the speed by .3 Ghz and that the hard drive will be upped 20 Gb across the line, maybe we would buy what's available, but just think if they get better displays (after all, this is the HD year, right?) or a faster FSB, or even better GPU's and that would be worth a lot for all of us... I think the next update could be a transition model, where Apple would try to iron out most of the new technologies to be used in the IntelPowerbooks (except the processor itself, of course)...
I don't really know either.The truth is only inside Steve's head.
Edit: I don't know if this has been mentioned before, or the reliability of this site, but they say to expect the updates by mid to end october
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